Hurricane Ida Approaches - Florida Attorney Update

Hurricane Ida is now a Category 2 storm - hurricane watch for the Florida Panhandle. Winds near 100 mph and is expected to strengthen. Hurricane expected to reach the Gulf Coast by Tuesday.

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Florida Hurricane Claims - Statute of Limitations Running on 2005 Storms

Florida Hurricane Attorney notes that the Statute of Limitations for contractual claims against your insurer is five (5) years under Florida law. Florida Statutes section 95.11 applies to these contractual claims against the wayward insurers. The following storms from the 2005 season will have their 5 year anniversaries in 2010:

Hurricane Dennis - July 10
Hurricane Katrina - August 25 to August 29
Hurricane Rita - September 20 to September 24
Hurricane Wilma - October 24

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Hurricane Insurance Cancelations in Florida

More and more Florida homeowners will be without home insurance at the start of the year. Nationwide Insurance is reportedly slashing its insurance coverage throughout the state of Florida.
Nationwide insurance will begin the process of canceling about 60,000 policies at the start of the year. This means that only about 45,000 homeowners in the state will still be covered.
Those homeowners who will be cut are not going to be without recourse. Some of the homeowners who no longer get insurance will reportedly be offered Tower Hill Insurance.

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20091008/ARTICLE/910081053/2107/BUSINESS?Title=Nationwide-Insurance-will-cancel-policies
http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1271820.html

Florida Hurricane Attorney Bad Faith - Storm Track Database

Florida Hurricane Attorney has found an MSNBC database of all 238 storms that have made landfall since 1851. It can search and map by address, state, year, and almost any other statistic.

It is free here.

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Hurricane Insurance Judgement - Florida Hurricane Attorney Reports

Florida Hurricane Attorney in a continuing investigation of bad faith claims by insurers reports that a $92.8 million judgment was rendered against a huge statewide property insurer. That amount has since grown to $95 million with interest. The insurance company has appealed and the policy holders are left penniless. The Judge ruled that the insurer did not make timely payments on adjustments or claims from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 to 18,573 policyholders .

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Source: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/08/attorney_in_citizens_lawsuit_c.html

Florida Hurricane Bad Faith Claim - Represent Yourself?

Florida Hurricane Bad Faith Claims Attorney Reports: One property owner decided to go it alone versus an insurance company. The owner did not know the complaicated rules and laws that apply when making claims against and insurance company. Her claim was tossed on a technicality. A critical rule on the timing of court filings was missed. The insurance company and their bevy of lawyers pounced on the detail and the bad faith claim was thrown out of court. Complete Story is here.

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Florida Hurricane Attorney on Power Failure

Florida Hurricane Attorney notes a local article discussing Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) and the need to make sure they are operating correctly as storm season approaches. These devices protect your expensive household electronics from damage due to power fluctuations or power loss. According to the source the devices need to be properly tested to ensure correct operation. Unplugging the device from the wall leaves the device improperly grounded and can be dangerous.

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Hurricane Damage Claims - Fraud Alleged

Florida Hurricane Attorney notes that after Florida dodged the Hurricane Katrina damage wrought on some other states, there were thousands of claims made. According to William J. Edwards, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, there was a conspiracy to steal or aid and abet in stealing approximately $92,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) for emergency assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita between September 2005 through January 2006.

Eleven defendants, were charged with conspiring to steal $90,000 in FEMA funds. FEMA had issued the checks for emergency assistance for Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. According to the Government lawyer, some defendants contacted the FEMA hotline for Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita and falsely informed FEMA the hurricanes had displaced them.

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina ruined New Orleans, Louisiana, and the surrounding area. On September 24, 2005, Hurricane Rita destroyed areas in Louisiana and Texas. FEMA provided financial assistance to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. Payments were made for emergency assistance.

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Complete Story is here.

Congress is Taking Property Insurance into their own Hands

The U.S. House of Representative conduct a field hearing in Florida, titled, “The Homeowners’ Insurance Crisis: Solutions for Homeowners, Communities and Taxpayers.” The field hearing will be held to review issues crisis related to the available and affordable home insurance. The hearing will be held on July 2, 2009 at 10 a.m. in West Palm Beach. The hearing can be viewed by accessing the U.S. House of Representative’s Web site.

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2009/06/26/101753.htm
Dates from: http://www.house.gov/

Florida Hurricane Attorney on Emergency Shelter

Florida Hurricane Attorney, Lawyer Michael Maddux notes that Florida's Disaster-Management officials are considering using foreclosed homes in Florida for temporary hurricane housing. During a recent storm simulation, 250 state, federal and local hurricane preparedness officials realized that neither Florida nor Federal Emercency Management Agency (FEMA) has enough shelter space to house the newly homeless after a Cat 4 storm. There are 250,000 foreclosure and as many as 300,000 unsold homes on the market.

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Complete Story on Florida Hurricane Emergency Housing is here.


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Florida Hurricane Storm Names

This year's storm names for 2009 are: Ana, Bill, Claudette, Danny, Erika, Fred, Grace, Henri, Ida, Joaquin, Kate, Larry, Mindy, Nicholas, Odette, Peter , Rose, Sam, Teresa, Victor, Wanda.

Florida Hurricane Names